Trinity College

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Davis Endowment in American Business and Economic Enterprise invites applications for an adjunct professor beginning September 2020. We seek a scholar whose research and teaching focuses on the role that private enterprise plays in organizing economic and social activity throughout the world. The applicant will teach courses in our interdisciplinary minor Formal Organizations and elective courses such as Business and Entrepreneurial History. Applicants should be committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching and have an established track record with scholarly research. Present pursuit of or holding a Ph.D. in economics, history, or related field is required. The Davis Endowment is an independent program at the College entirely supported by a large, permanent endowment. The Endowment seeks to promote the understanding of markets and entrepreneurship through the provision of classes, internships, public lectures, and residencies by business executives and entrepreneurs. The professor must be a recognized scholar with a demonstrated history of scholarship within the interests of the Endowment. These include entrepreneurship and innovation, market economies, organizations, organizational behavior, economic institutions, and business and economic history. In a cover letter applicants should carefully discuss areas of research and teaching interest. Applications should include curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, transcript, a writing sample, a teaching statement, and official summaries of teaching evaluations. Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2020 to receive full consideration. Zoom interviews will be held June 5-10, 2020.

Trinity College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Contact Edward Peter Stringham, Search Committee Chair, at edward.stringham@trincoll.edu.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Completed applications, including curriculum vitae, contact information for three individuals for letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy, official summaries of teaching evaluations, must be submitted and be received by June 1, 2020 to receive full consideration.

Applicants will be asked to list contact information for reference providers, including email addresses.

Application Instructions:
Please apply on the AEAWeb.org JOE Application portal or email edward.stringham@trincoll.edu
Required Documents
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Your highest degree transcript (you need to provide this before being hired)
3. Sample of Scholarly Writing
4. Teaching evaluations summaries
5. Two required reference letters